Registering drones is not new. Registration was first required in December 2015. But earlier this year, hobbyists banned together to fight the requirement and won. But the new legislation signed by President Trump this week again requires registration.

Sunday, July 23, 2017

From real-time predictive arrival times and the ability for you and your fellow commuters to report hazards and traffic problems, Waze is the best mobile navigation app.

From time to time, Waze has promoted celebrity voices who offered turn-by-turn navigation. These have included Stephen Colbert, Mr. T and C3PO.

But now Waze lets users to create their own custom audio and also the ability to share that audio with others.Here's how to record your voice directions:

Tap the Menu , then Settings .

Tap Sound & voice.

Tap Voice directions.

Tap Record New Voice.

Tap Enter a name for your custom voice to give your set of recordings a name.

Tap Done.

Tap on the type of direction you'd like to record,

Tap the record icon to start recording and stop when you've finished recording.

To play your recording back, tap the play icon .

Tap Save.

A few suggestions when making and using the custom voice navigation:

Be accurate when recording your custom navigation. Safety first!

Your voice recording is saved locally. So it is possible that it can be deleted when you uninstall the Waze app.

Did you read the warning above about being accurate when making a custom recording? Safety first!

Custom voice navigation is not as complete as the normal voice navigation options. Use a custom voice when you are familiar with your travel plans and destinations. Use the default voice options when you need more precise street names for your audio navigation.

Some apps (like iOS Mail, Android Mail, Outlook, and Yahoo messenger for PC) require a specific password to connect that app with Yahoo. If you enable two-step verification, you'll need to create a third-party app password to use in apps like these.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

With so much "fake news" on the internet, it can be hard to trust things you read on social media.

No where is this more true than on Facebook.

Scammers love to post fraudulent content that appears to be from reliable sources. By slightly altering a person's or company's name, phony accounts and pages trick users into sharing personal information and clicking on spammy posts. And your friends may share and share and share so much that it appears to be from a legitimate source.

So how can you be sure you are really seeing content from whom you think its from?

You can trust these legitimate profiles and pages on Facebook since they have been verified to let people know that they are authentic.

Facebook uses two icons to show this verification:

The blue badge on a Facebook page or profile means that Facebook has confirmed that this is an authentic page or profile for a public figure, media company or brand.

The gray badge on a Facebook page means that Facebook has confirmed that this is an authentic page for a business or organization using public records information.

Not all public features, celebrities and brands have Facebook blue badges. And fortunately, the blue badge can not be bought.

Businesses and organizations that want a gray verified badge can submit a request that is verified with public information by Facebook. If you own want your organization to be verified, read more information from Facebook here.

Twitter also offers a similar feature. We'll cover that in a future post.